It was a beautiful morning today, and pretty soon after leaving camp we’d be heading up Donahue Pass. All morning I was contemplating what hiking clothes to wear; shorts or long pants, because the mosquito situation (including the countless bites Read More …

When I got up this morning, John had already packed up and left; his bus departed at 0700. I leisurely broke down camp and went back to Black Velvet for a last brew in town before hopping on the shuttle Read More …

I cleared all my stuff out of the hostel dorm, fit all my food inside my bear-canister and was ready to move. I joined Jukebox and Pops for coffee at an amazing coffee place called Black Velvet after which we Read More …

Funny to see that on a town-day, everybody all of a sudden manages to get up real early. Myself included. Earliest I’ve been on trail this stretch. Like all others I was excited to wash off the long stretch, and Read More …

Woke up refreshed this morning, I slept very well. I called out to Jukebox and Pops: “Tomorrow it’s town-day baby!!”. All of us are psyched to get into Mammoth and to indulge in some long awaited luxuries (which for us Read More …